A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 181 km SW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand (112 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 187.97 km, 179.6453° East, -32.4999° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 187.97 km (117 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:45:48 / 1:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/19 / 2019-04-20 01:45:48 / April 20, 2019 @ 1:45 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us700039gz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700039gz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 181 km SW of L’Esperance Rock, New Zealand. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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